creatine and protein shakes?

[wnt2bBeast]

Before ?

Anyway, protein powder is a convenient way to eat more protein (I don't feel like cooking a steak at 10.30pm for a before bed protein shot)

this has been argued on here before..
if you use creatine you need some sort of loading agent i.e sugar, r-ala..i would not want to be taking those things pre workout because i would crash..

it must be on the hst site that you should use crea before w/o which im not saying is bad ..but if you use crea post workout like most do then you can mix it with some grape juice and r-ala and then add some longer lasting carbs later on

 

[blut wump]

When I use creatine monohydrate I space it out over three doses through the day. Breakfast, lunch and post-workout. I load for 5 days at 20g and then run a month at 5g per day and then take two or three weeks off. No real scientific reasoning; it's just what it said on my first ever pack and I stuck with it. I always take it with some food or dextrose. I usually feel it's kicked in around day four or five in my workout.

Creatine and protein are foods as defined by the IOC so have no bearing on any reasonable definition of 'natural'. Eat, enjoy and grow.

 

[mayhems]

since i asked the question i guess i have some say... ive been reading and considering taking creatine 2 days on 1 serving a day and than 1 day off... also few guys at my gym said to do something similar to that

 

[Adamnp]

What are your opinion's of the Met-Rx protein powder?

http://www.metrx.com/

I'm thinking about purchasing their Total Nutrition Drink.

 

[casualbb]

yes, before the workout.

NO you don't really need sugar (it would require over 80 grams to register a difference in creatine loading)

and if you're taking creatine don't have off days, just do it every day.

 

[mayhems]

well i bought some protein shakes today and was wondering whens best to take them? 1 in the morning and 1 after a workout?

 

[mayhems]

^^ anyone got some ideas?

im thinking 1 in the morning and 1 after working out... but should i also take one on the off days?